Texas 2026 › Judges on the ballot › Court Of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
John Messinger (R) and Holly Taylor (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 in Texas. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every Texas ballot.
John Messinger is the Republican candidate for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9. He is a career appellate prosecutor with the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney since 2011, previously worked in the McLennan County District Attorney's Office, and is a Baylor Law School graduate, per his campaign site.
Holly Taylor is a criminal defense attorney who spent more than 17 years as a prosecutor, per the San Antonio Report.
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